The Secretary Problem Explained: Dating Mathematically

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Follow It was meant to be a question to test teenagers at an elite high school in Singapore but it has baffled adults worldwide, triggering a string of attempts to solve it. However, it quickly went viral after a local broadcaster posted it on Facebook over the weekend. In the question, Cheryl gives dating problem math new friends - Albert and Bernard — ten possible dates to dating problem math from when they inquire about her date of birth. Note that we assume that every single one the potential husbands or wives is willing to marry us. Like the article? The first and the optimal approach Before we establish the optimal policy for this problem, let us first think through a simpler approach.